Horizontal Drilling Technology and Techniques for Coalbed Methane

1st April 2009,
London, United Kingdom

Get a comprehensive overview of the drilling equipment and technology that can be applied to coalbed methane gas reservoirs; techniques on how to apply these technologies; and recent case studies on how horizontal/directional drilling has improved production potential in regions which were typically drilled using vertical technology. These new techniques have shown significant savings on timing, environmental impacts and overall operational costs.

Who should attend?

This workshop is intended for engineers, geologists and other petroleum professionals involved with the exploration and development of coalbed methane reservoirs. The material covered is not overly technical in nature and should be ease to understand by those with a less technical background.

Jonathan Lightfoot holds the position of Coalbed Methane Business Development for Scientific Drilling. He has 12 years with SDI primarily involved with Directional Drilling, MWD/LWD Operations, and Surveying. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisiana – Lafayette and has worked as a directional well planning engineer for several companies in a variety of North America Drilling areas.

About Scientific Drilling:

Scientific Drilling pioneered downhole navigation systems in 1969 by offering the first commercial steering-tool. Since then, the company has developed cutting edge systems for survey, production logging and directional drilling. Operating throughout the world, Scientific Drilling is expanding its range of services with a continued emphasis on research and the development of “fit for purpose” technologies for exploration, drilling and production.

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